#stdavidsday — Public Fediverse posts

Katherine Jenkins celebrates St David’s Day with celebrity friends and her Swansea-based gin brand

The annual celebration, which has become a highlight of the Welsh social calendar, was held at The Chancery Rosewood hotel in London on Monday evening — the eve of St David’s Day itself.

The guest list read like a who’s who of Welsh celebrity, with Carol Vorderman — who was awarded an honorary doctorate by Swansea University last year — among those raising a glass to Wales.

Strictly Come Dancing fan favourite Amy Dowden, Steps singer Ian ‘H’ Watkins, TV presenter Alex Jones, former Wales rugby captain Alun Wyn Jones OBE, Wales football captain Ben Davies, bass baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, composer Sir Karl Jenkins, and singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti were also in attendance.

The evening was described as a blend of “warmth, music and genuine national pride”, with guests treated to Welsh-inspired cuisine and a traditional Welsh harp performance.

The night’s entertainment culminated in a surprise performance by RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Catrin Feelings, who wowed the crowd in a traditional Welsh costume.

Katherine herself looked striking in a red Rebecca Vallance dress — a deliberate nod to the national colours of Wales.

At the heart of the evening was Cygnet Gin, the ultra-premium gin brand co-founded by Katherine and her husband, professor and film-maker Andrew Levitas. Guests enjoyed Cygnet 22 Martinis, Cygnet G&Ts and Cygnet 77 Old Fashioneds throughout the night.

Cygnet is distilled at the Cygnet Distillery in SA1, Swansea, and has rapidly established itself as one of the most decorated gin brands in the world. Earlier this year, it made its Hollywood debut as the official gin partner for the 83rd Annual Golden Globes — a milestone Katherine marked on the red carpet in Los Angeles.

The brand’s flagship expression, Cygnet 22, is crafted using 22 botanicals and Manuka honey, and is presented in a hand-blown, hand-constructed decanter called “Eirlys” — the Welsh word for snowdrop. It was named sole gin winner at The Spirits Business Luxury Masters 2024.

Cygnet’s newest launch, Cygnet Infinity — the brand’s first non-alcoholic expression — recently won a Gold Medal at The Spirits Business Low & No Masters 2026.

Speaking about the evening, Katherine said:

“St David’s Day creates a deep sense of pride in where I come from, in the language, the landscape, the music, the warmth of the people. Wales shaped me long before the world stage ever did. Saint David lived simply, preached kindness and said “Gwnewch y pethau bychain” — “do the little things”, I love that.

“Greatness doesn’t always arrive with noise; often it’s found in humility and small daily acts of goodness. That ethos feels very Welsh: hardworking, grounded, quietly strong.”

The evening also served as a platform for Katherine to announce her upcoming 25th anniversary tour, which will see her perform at venues across the UK later this year. Tickets are on sale now.

It is the latest in a string of high-profile events for the Neath-born singer, who has used her platform to champion Welsh talent and culture on the world stage. Last year, she hosted a midsummer celebration of Welsh excellence at Swansea’s copperworks distillery, bringing together some of the biggest names in Welsh public life.

Re #StDavidsDay/#StDavidsDay2026, my WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, on "Holyhead and Surrounds" https://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/08/walkaboutsverse-165-of-230.html

Happy #StDavidsDay to all my Welshies around the world! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌼🐉 I think my mum is making rarebit for dinner, which is not really my favourite, but she may also be making something with leeks. I just want to eat a stack of Welsh cakes and call it a day.

#Wales #TootWales #WelshPride

Happy #StDavidsDay to all my Welshies around the world! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌼🐉 I think my mum is making rarebit for dinner, which is not really my favourite, but she may also be making something with leeks. I just want to eat a stack of Welsh cakes and call it a day.

#Wales #TootWales #WelshPride

Happy #StDavidsDay to all my Welshies around the world! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌼🐉 I think my mum is making rarebit for dinner, which is not really my favourite, but she may also be making something with leeks. I just want to eat a stack of Welsh cakes and call it a day.

#Wales #TootWales #WelshPride

Happy #StDavidsDay to all my Welshies around the world! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌼🐉 I think my mum is making rarebit for dinner, which is not really my favourite, but she may also be making something with leeks. I just want to eat a stack of Welsh cakes and call it a day.

#Wales #TootWales #WelshPride

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Re #StDavidsDay, my WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, "Colourful #Llandudno" - http://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/08/walkaboutsverse-166-of-230.html

Happy St David's Day! 🌼
Walked the dog this morning and got to thinking about how different life looks now. Coming up to six months at Kyndryl.
Sometimes a career move pushes you right out of your comfort zone. I went from a Microsoft stack into leading Forward Deployed Engineers - and it's been fun to focus on an open source stack. Created the capability, now scaling it to 22,000 engineers.
Picking up dog poo keeps you grounded.
#StDavidsDay #DyddGwylDewi #ForwardDeployedEngineering #OpenSource

Happy St David's Day! 🌼
Walked the dog this morning and got to thinking about how different life looks now. Coming up to six months at Kyndryl.
Sometimes a career move pushes you right out of your comfort zone. I went from a Microsoft stack into leading Forward Deployed Engineers - and it's been fun to focus on an open source stack. Created the capability, now scaling it to 22,000 engineers.
Picking up dog poo keeps you grounded.
#StDavidsDay #DyddGwylDewi #ForwardDeployedEngineering #OpenSource

Happy St David's Day! 🌼
Walked the dog this morning and got to thinking about how different life looks now. Coming up to six months at Kyndryl.
Sometimes a career move pushes you right out of your comfort zone. I went from a Microsoft stack into leading Forward Deployed Engineers - and it's been fun to focus on an open source stack. Created the capability, now scaling it to 22,000 engineers.
Picking up dog poo keeps you grounded.
#StDavidsDay #DyddGwylDewi #ForwardDeployedEngineering #OpenSource

Happy St David's Day! 🌼
Walked the dog this morning and got to thinking about how different life looks now. Coming up to six months at Kyndryl.
Sometimes a career move pushes you right out of your comfort zone. I went from a Microsoft stack into leading Forward Deployed Engineers - and it's been fun to focus on an open source stack. Created the capability, now scaling it to 22,000 engineers.
Picking up dog poo keeps you grounded.
#StDavidsDay #DyddGwylDewi #ForwardDeployedEngineering #OpenSource

Happy St David's Day! 🌼
Walked the dog this morning and got to thinking about how different life looks now. Coming up to six months at Kyndryl.
Sometimes a career move pushes you right out of your comfort zone. I went from a Microsoft stack into leading Forward Deployed Engineers - and it's been fun to focus on an open source stack. Created the capability, now scaling it to 22,000 engineers.
Picking up dog poo keeps you grounded.
#StDavidsDay #DyddGwylDewi #ForwardDeployedEngineering #OpenSource

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#StDavidsDay

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#StDavidsDay

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#StDavidsDay

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#StDavidsDay

Very much looking forward to Welsh-language operatic film noir TANAU'R LLOER (Fires of the Moon) premiering on S4C/BBC iPlayer at 9pm:
"A striking fusion of opera and cinema with a hauntingly beautiful score performed by Welsh National Opera"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n16tf1
#StDavidsDay

Very much looking forward to Welsh-language operatic film noir TANAU'R LLOER (Fires of the Moon) premiering on S4C/BBC iPlayer at 9pm:
"A striking fusion of opera and cinema with a hauntingly beautiful score performed by Welsh National Opera"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n16tf1
#StDavidsDay

Very much looking forward to Welsh-language operatic film noir TANAU'R LLOER (Fires of the Moon) premiering on S4C/BBC iPlayer at 9pm:
"A striking fusion of opera and cinema with a hauntingly beautiful score performed by Welsh National Opera"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n16tf1
#StDavidsDay

Very much looking forward to Welsh-language operatic film noir TANAU'R LLOER (Fires of the Moon) premiering on S4C/BBC iPlayer at 9pm:
"A striking fusion of opera and cinema with a hauntingly beautiful score performed by Welsh National Opera"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n16tf1
#StDavidsDay

Very much looking forward to Welsh-language operatic film noir TANAU'R LLOER (Fires of the Moon) premiering on S4C/BBC iPlayer at 9pm:
"A striking fusion of opera and cinema with a hauntingly beautiful score performed by Welsh National Opera"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n16tf1
#StDavidsDay

Happy St. David's Day! 🌼
#StDavidsDay #Wales 📷#Cymru

Happy St. David's Day! 🌼
#StDavidsDay #Wales 📷#Cymru

Happy St. David's Day! 🌼
#StDavidsDay #Wales 📷#Cymru

Happy St. David's Day! 🌼
#StDavidsDay #Wales 📷#Cymru

Happy St. David's Day! 🌼
#StDavidsDay #Wales 📷#Cymru

Happy #StDavidsDay from Wales, where my mum’s local pub is serving St David’s Day trifle (in the colours of the Welsh flag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 with welshcakes) 😋

Happy #StDavidsDay from Wales, where my mum’s local pub is serving St David’s Day trifle (in the colours of the Welsh flag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 with welshcakes) 😋

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy #StDavidsDay! Here's a #map I painted of my favourite Welsh county: #Pembrokeshire. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 😍 Have you been?

We try to visit every late Spring. So much history and nature, fab beaches and wildflowers... and also puffins and dolphins!

More info: https://janetomlinson.com/products/pembrokeshire-map-painting
(This painting is available as a poster,, tea towel and #jigsawpuzzle.)

#painting #art #cartography #visitPembrokeshire #wales #stdavids #standingstoneSunday

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy #StDavidsDay! Here's a #map I painted of my favourite Welsh county: #Pembrokeshire. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 😍 Have you been?

We try to visit every late Spring. So much history and nature, fab beaches and wildflowers... and also puffins and dolphins!

More info: https://janetomlinson.com/products/pembrokeshire-map-painting
(This painting is available as a poster,, tea towel and #jigsawpuzzle.)

#painting #art #cartography #visitPembrokeshire #wales #stdavids #standingstoneSunday

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy #StDavidsDay! Here's a #map I painted of my favourite Welsh county: #Pembrokeshire. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 😍 Have you been?

We try to visit every late Spring. So much history and nature, fab beaches and wildflowers... and also puffins and dolphins!

More info: https://janetomlinson.com/products/pembrokeshire-map-painting
(This painting is available as a poster,, tea towel and #jigsawpuzzle.)

#painting #art #cartography #visitPembrokeshire #wales #stdavids #standingstoneSunday

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy #StDavidsDay! Here's a #map I painted of my favourite Welsh county: #Pembrokeshire. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 😍 Have you been?

We try to visit every late Spring. So much history and nature, fab beaches and wildflowers... and also puffins and dolphins!

More info: https://janetomlinson.com/products/pembrokeshire-map-painting
(This painting is available as a poster,, tea towel and #jigsawpuzzle.)

#painting #art #cartography #visitPembrokeshire #wales #stdavids #standingstoneSunday

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy #StDavidsDay! Here's a #map I painted of my favourite Welsh county: #Pembrokeshire. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 😍 Have you been?

We try to visit every late Spring. So much history and nature, fab beaches and wildflowers... and also puffins and dolphins!

More info: https://janetomlinson.com/products/pembrokeshire-map-painting
(This painting is available as a poster,, tea towel and #jigsawpuzzle.)

#painting #art #cartography #visitPembrokeshire #wales #stdavids #standingstoneSunday

Het is vandaag St. David’s Day, naar David, patroonheilige van Wales, tijd voor prei en narcissen! #heilig #inspiratie #StDavidsDay #wales #geschiedenis #kerk #christendom https://www.kenteringen.nl/heilige-van-de-dag/03-heiligen-maart/1-maart/

Het is vandaag St. David’s Day, naar David, patroonheilige van Wales, tijd voor prei en narcissen! #heilig #inspiratie #StDavidsDay #wales #geschiedenis #kerk #christendom https://www.kenteringen.nl/heilige-van-de-dag/03-heiligen-maart/1-maart/

Front cover to British Goblins (1880), a book of Welsh myth and folklore. Amongst the supernatural beings described are "Bwbachod", friendly goblins who help out with chores; and "Gwyllion", female fairies who haunt the mountain roads: https://buff.ly/3tjKPFI #StDavidsDay

Front cover to British Goblins (1880), a book of Welsh myth and folklore. Amongst the supernatural beings described are "Bwbachod", friendly goblins who help out with chores; and "Gwyllion", female fairies who haunt the mountain roads: https://buff.ly/3tjKPFI #StDavidsDay

Front cover to British Goblins (1880), a book of Welsh myth and folklore. Amongst the supernatural beings described are "Bwbachod", friendly goblins who help out with chores; and "Gwyllion", female fairies who haunt the mountain roads: https://buff.ly/3tjKPFI #StDavidsDay

Front cover to British Goblins (1880), a book of Welsh myth and folklore. Amongst the supernatural beings described are "Bwbachod", friendly goblins who help out with chores; and "Gwyllion", female fairies who haunt the mountain roads: https://buff.ly/3tjKPFI #StDavidsDay

Front cover to British Goblins (1880), a book of Welsh myth and folklore. Amongst the supernatural beings described are "Bwbachod", friendly goblins who help out with chores; and "Gwyllion", female fairies who haunt the mountain roads: https://buff.ly/3tjKPFI #StDavidsDay

St David’s Day: Date, Why Welsh Wear Leeks & Daffodils, 10 Ways to Celebrate in Wales #stdavidsday #wales #dyddgwyldewisant #stdavids #daffodils #leek #cymru #cymruambyth #welsh #RandomActsofWelshness #WelshTraditions #fyp #viral #trending #reels #ForYou https://www.gsnsp.com/st-davids-day-welsh-wear-leeks-daffodils-celebrate/

Thanks to @jaz and the @teamtoot team, I’ve upped my laptop sticker game (the other stickers were courtesy of @andypiper a while ago). #TootWales

P.s. happy #StDavidsDay to all.

Thanks to @jaz and the @teamtoot team, I’ve upped my laptop sticker game (the other stickers were courtesy of @andypiper a while ago). #TootWales

P.s. happy #StDavidsDay to all.

Thanks to @jaz and the @teamtoot team, I’ve upped my laptop sticker game (the other stickers were courtesy of @andypiper a while ago). #TootWales

P.s. happy #StDavidsDay to all.

Thanks to @jaz and the @teamtoot team, I’ve upped my laptop sticker game (the other stickers were courtesy of @andypiper a while ago). #TootWales

P.s. happy #StDavidsDay to all.